Publications of South African Nursing Council

Many of the publications of the Nursing Council are freely available on this website.  Printed copies of all publications may be purchased from the Council for (in most cases) a nominal amount - necessary to cover the costs of printing and distribution.

Every effort has been taken to make sure that these publications are 100% correct, but in the event of any discrepancy, the text published in the original will always take precedence over the copies published here.

You may print copies of those publications available on this website for your own personal use or for study purposes.  You may NOT sell any such copies.  You are welcome to extract quotations from the publications for including in your own original works provided that the necessary reference to the publication concerned is made.

List of Publications

An easy to read copy of the new Nursing Act.
Available on this website in English only.
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
Use bookmarks to navigate on-line version.

An easy to read copy of the Nursing Act.
Incorporates all Amendment Acts.
Available on this website in English only.
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
Use bookmarks to navigate on-line version.

A full set of all regulations of the Nursing Council.
Incorporating all amendments.
Available on this website in both English and Afrikaans.
Includes a comprehensive index by number and category.
Includes full details of all recent changes to the regulations.
Includes details of all proposed changes to the regulations.

 ™ South African Nursing Council - Annual Financial Statements 2010 (8.81Mb)

A copy of the South African Nursing Council audited annual financial statements for the year ended 31 MARCH 2010.

 ™ South African Nursing Council - Guidelines for Processing of Learners  (277kb)

A copy of the Guidelines for Processing of Learners who are Registered in Terms of the Nursing Act, 2005 published by the Nursing Council.  This guide is intended to assist Nursing Education Institutions with the correct processing of learner applications and related activities.  Further information and the required forms in terms of this guide can be downloaded from the Services Page for Learners.

 ™ South African Nursing Council - RPL Guide (335kb)

A copy of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) guide published by the Nursing Council.  This guide is intended to assist Nursing Education Institutions with the correct implementation of RPL by Nursing Education Institutions.

Other publications will be added as soon as they have been prepared and edited.

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